My minimum living allowance is credited to my account every day with 1000 million yuan

Xie Xiaoxiao's voice changed: "Qin Ning! Let's get this straight! Even sisters should keep their accounts clear! I... I can't give you any resources! Not a single one! No gold coins! No equipment! No special items! I'm almost... almost completely drained myself!"

The last person to offer to support her was Chen Xiao, who nearly bankrupted her. So when Xie Xiaoxiao heard Qin Ning say she would support her, she jumped up in fright—once bitten, twice shy.

"Hey, Xie Xiaoxiao, what are you thinking? Do you think I'd take advantage of you like that?" Qin Ning waved her hand, "I won't be a burden to you; I'll be an asset."

“Look, this is the area, ‘Long River Sunset’.” Xie Xiaoxiao pointed to the screen, watching Qin Ning clumsily download the client and register an account.

No resources are needed; Xie Xiaoxiao guided Qin Ning to register for the game.

Qin Ning quickly entered the game on her phone. The tutorial was a piece of cake for someone as shrewd as her. She effortlessly opened her friends list, found the game ID "[Minister of Revenue]", and sent a friend request and a guild membership request without hesitation.

As soon as Xie Xiaoxiao's application was approved, Qin Ning couldn't wait to open the legion page—[King's Legion].

When Qin Ning saw the list of legion members, his shrewd eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't help but smile, even bursting out a laugh!
The entire massive legion consisted of only three people!
[Reign Supreme!]
[A team of champions!]
[Vice Minister of Revenue]!
This name...this combination...it's absolutely brilliant!
At first, I didn't understand what it meant when she chose the name of a vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but after seeing Chen Xiao's ID, I immediately understood.

The fact that she kept recharging Chen Xiao's account makes this title well-deserved.

"The Emperor's Reign" – needless to say, it's definitely Chen Xiao.

Then she learned from Xie Xiaoxiao that Zhang Ziqian was playing "King's Team".
"Wow, everyone in this legion except you is a top-tier player—"

Xie Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at Qin Ning, her voice muffled: "Can't you speak properly? Is it so hurtful to say something like that?"

Qin Ning chuckled, unconcerned by Xie Xiaoxiao's teasing. She was currently immersed in the excitement of "breaking into the inner circle." She quickly operated her phone, and in the naming bar, she typed five large characters without hesitation and with great momentum:
Grand Marshal of the Army

Click to confirm!

"Ta-da! Look! My new account!" Qin Ning proudly shoved her phone screen in front of Xie Xiaoxiao's face, showing off her new identity.

"Cough cough cough... Qin Ning!" Xie Xiaoxiao choked so hard that tears streamed down her face. Pointing at the name, she looked utterly devastated. "You... can you change your name?" She felt like her title of "Vice Minister of Revenue" was on high alert!
"I think it's so impressive! So powerful! The Grand Marshal of the Army! Commanding thousands of troops! It suits my temperament perfectly!" She was intoxicated by her own "persona".

Xie Xiaoxiao said dejectedly, "They say an army marches on its stomach, and I'm afraid he'll arrange for you to go on the expedition and then ask me to allocate funds for you."

Qin Ning looked at Xie Xiaoxiao's dejected, almost apocalyptic expression, then pondered her accusation about "funding" money. She paused for a moment, then—

"Pfft, hahahahahahaha—!!!"

"So that's what you're worried about. Don't worry, we're best friends. How could I possibly betray you? I would never take a single needle or thread from the Vice Minister. I swear on my integrity."

"Fine," Xie Xiaoxiao waved her hand weakly, "Go play your game, I need to make money through live streaming. If I don't work hard, I'll be eating nothing but chaff and wild vegetables."

Buzz—Buzz
Xie Xiaoxiao's login to the game was verified through Qin Ning's legion application. Before she even logged out, a message pop-up appeared in the game.

She didn't even need to think about it; apart from Chen Xiao, no one else in the entire game would message her. Zhang Ziqian usually contacted her via WeChat. Qin Ning was right beside her, so of course she wouldn't message her through the game.

Sure enough! When she opened the message, the sender's ID was none other than the one that made her tremble with fear: [Ruler of the World]!
The message was shockingly concise, consisting of only five words:

"Good execution."

Is this... is this considered praise?
But this praise is really heavy. That's a full 30 RMB! And all it gets in return are these five light words?!
This is absolutely the most expensive and heartbreaking "like" in the world!
Xie Xiaoxiao even thought that if she donated the money, she might be able to win a Nobel Prize in gaming, which would be better than his praise.

But the next second: What Nobel Prize? Pshaw—he's still not as good as Chen Xiao.

Forget it! I can't afford to mess with them! I need to adjust my mindset! Making money is the priority!

Xie Xiaoxiao tossed her phone aside as if throwing away a hot potato, took a few deep breaths, forced a professional streamer's smile, and turned on the live streaming app and camera...

In the next room, Qin Ning began her gaming journey. Instead of trying to complete levels or dungeons, she immediately added Chen Xiao and Zhang Ziqian as friends.

However, one minute passed... two minutes passed... five minutes passed...

The phone screen remained silent. The two friend requests seemed to have sunk without a trace, receiving no response.

Qin Ning's smugness gradually froze, turning into confusion and a hint of frustration. "Could it be... that these two big shots are both lone wolves in the game? They don't even add each other as friends?" she muttered to herself, a little unwilling to give up. She hesitated, wondering whether to create a new friend request, this time writing "I am Qin Ning" in the nickname, attempting to "break the ice" with her real-life identity...

From the next room, Xie Xiaoxiao's piercing scream, filled with obvious breakdown and anger, suddenly rang out:
"Qin Ning—! You come here right now—!!!"

Qin Ning was startled and quickly put down her phone and ran over.

Pushing open Xie Xiaoxiao's door, I saw her staring at the computer screen, clutching her hair, looking like she was about to go crazy! Her live stream had gone black, clearly she had been forcibly logged out.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Qin Ning asked, puzzled, and quickly stepped forward.

Xie Xiaoxiao whirled around, holding up her phone. The screen was still on the game chat interface. In the 【Reign Supreme】 chat window, below the message "Good execution—", several new messages had appeared!

"Who is that newbie the legion recruited? Why is he adding friends randomly?"

"Make him change his name. 'Grand Marshal of the Army'—is that a rookie's title? Either change it to 'Little Soldier Crossing the River,' or kick him out."

Xie Xiaoxiao recalled that he had named himself "Ruling the World," and was then kicked out of the legion by "Invincible King" because he was a newbie with such a name. At the time, he was quite unhappy about it.

But now—the so-called "Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you," has this guy forgotten how others treated him in the past? Sigh, never mind, that saying doesn't apply to him. What he believes in is—I am the truth!
When Qin Ning saw this message, he was completely disgusted. The phrase "a pawn crossing the river" was short but incredibly insulting.

"What should we do? Do you want to change your name?" Xie Xiaoxiao looked at her, knowing that the guy was not someone to be trifled with. Should she go against his opinion?

Qin Ning pursed her lips tightly, her exquisite makeup unable to conceal her anger. But she was, after all, the shrewd and calculating Qin Ning! After a brief moment of fury, her mind raced, trying to turn this "insult" into an "opportunity"! Turn a bad thing into a good thing!
"Okay, Xiaoxiao, tell him that number is mine, and see what he says?" Xie Xiaoxiao looked at her, wondering why she was humiliating herself. Did Chen Xiao think he wouldn't be so sharp-tongued just because you're Qin Ning?
Qin Ning probably didn't know that, apart from Zhao Xiangjun, it seemed no one could control him. And Zhao Xiangjun always indulged him, which fostered his mischievous and unruly personality.

What a terrible thing!

Since Qin Ning wanted to give it a try, Xie Xiaoxiao granted her wish and sent a message to Chen Xiao through the game, telling him that the "Grand Marshal of the Army" was Qin Ning.

Qin Ning was secretly pleased to see Xie Xiaoxiao explain the situation to Chen Xiao, and she looked forward to Chen Xiao adding her as a friend so that the two could communicate and spar amicably in the game.

She had been keeping an eye on the game account. Suddenly, the notification box flashed, and a small red dot lit up in the friend request section! Notification: [King of the World] has accepted your friend request!

"YES!" Qin Ning was overjoyed, almost shouting out loud! A bright smile instantly bloomed on her face! It worked! It really did work! Xiaoxiao's "real-name authentication" is really useful! President Chen added me!

So happy, so happy!

She felt all the frustration from before vanish, and excitedly tapped her friends list. Looking at the gleaming gold "Reign Supreme" icon lying there quietly, she began to plan how to "casually" start a conversation and close the distance...

hum-

The profile picture of "[King of the World]" popped up in my friend list! He actually sent me a message!
Qin Ning's heart raced instantly, pounding like a deer's! Her cheeks flushed slightly! A mutual attraction?! Could it be... could it really be...? Overwhelmed with joy, her fingers trembled slightly as she eagerly opened the chat window!

However, Qin Ning's joy lasted only three seconds—

What came into view were a few cold lines of text sent by Chen Xiao:

【Reign Supreme】: You've only passed the first level, what's your name, 【Grand Marshal of the Army and Horses】?
(Qin Ning's smile froze)
【Reign Supreme】: Here's what we'll do, I'll give you a week.

(Qin Ning: A week? To build rapport?)
【Reign Supreme】: You have reached level 300.

(Qin Ning: 300 levels? I've never played this before, is it difficult...?)

[Ruling the World]: Otherwise,

(Qin Ning: What else?)
【Reign Supreme】: You should change your name to 【Roadside Lump】.

A lump by the roadside?
Qin Ning felt a surge of hot blood rush to his head, his vision went black, and his chest felt like it had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, so painful that he could hardly breathe!
This Mr. Chen! How could he speak to such a beautiful woman... how could he be so vicious? So ruthless? Calling her "a roadside blob"? This is a million times more insulting than calling her "a pawn crossing the river"! This is the ultimate trampling on her personality and beauty!

Xie Xiaoxiao craned her neck curiously to look at Qin Ning's phone screen...

When the four vivid and insulting words "a lump of dirt by the roadside" came into view, Xie Xiaoxiao was first stunned, then—

"Pfft—Hahahahahahaha!!!"

Xie Xiaoxiao laughed until tears streamed down her face. Clutching her stomach, she squatted down on the ground, pounding the floor and gasping for breath as she shouted:

"Hahahaha... [A lump by the roadside]... Hahahaha... Qin Ning! I told you! Hahahaha... I told you not to mess with him! But you wouldn't listen! You insisted on humiliating yourself! Hahahaha... 'A lump by the roadside'... Help... I'm dying of laughter... Hahahaha..."

Xie Xiaoxiao's undisguised, gloating laughter was like adding fuel to the fire, instantly pushing Qin Ning's already explosive shame and indignation to its peak!

Looking at the glaring image of "a lump on the roadside" on the screen, and listening to Xie Xiaoxiao's mesmerizing laughter, she felt her world... completely collapse.

Qin Ning looked at Xie Xiaoxiao, who was still laughing wildly, and reached out to tickle her. This made Xie Xiaoxiao scream and run from her room to the living room, but she still couldn't stop laughing.

I will endure—I will endure—

Qin Ning figured she couldn't argue with Chen Xiao, and backing down wasn't in her nature. Besides, they'd finally established the alliance; how could she give up halfway?

So what if I get verbally insulted? Even if it's him, it doesn't matter. Getting close to President Chen is the ultimate goal.

Once Xie Xiaoxiao stopped, Qin Ning formally asked for her advice:
"Xiaoxiao, is it difficult to reach level 300 in this game? I see there are 400 levels in total, so level 300 is equivalent to 75 points. Mr. Chen's requirement is quite lenient."

Xie Xiaoxiao, who had already stopped, couldn't help but laugh again upon hearing this: "Qin Ning, Qin Ning, you've brought this on yourself."

"This game does indeed have 400 levels; the highest level currently reached is 360."

Qin Ning patted his chest. "Thank goodness. Everyone else's already at level 360, getting to level 300 will be a piece of cake for me!"
"Do you think level 300 isn't difficult?" Xie Xiaoxiao saw her relaxed expression and knew she had misjudged the situation.

"Let me put it this way, that guy who reached level 360 has been playing for a year, and he's a big spender; I heard he's spent more than 300 million in the game—"

hiss--

300 million? Qin Ning is wealthy; she started working as a car model a few years earlier than Xie Xiaoxiao and has more savings. But spending 300 million on games is something she wouldn't do.

Moreover, it cost 3 million and would take a year to reach level 360. She suddenly gained some understanding of the game's difficulty and wasn't as confident as before.

"There are a lot of top players in this game. I'm talking about players who have spent around 100 million Chinese Yuan, and they basically all get stuck before level 300. Yeah, all of these people I'm talking about have been playing for at least a year, or at least half a year."

what--

Qin Ning was dumbfounded. Was it really that difficult?
"Xiaoxiao, what should I do now?"

Xie Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at her: "I'm the game's spokesperson, not the game planner. If you can't pass a level by playing and figuring it out yourself, you either need to spend money or grind dungeons to clear it. But you clearly can't grind dungeons in a week. Think about it, do you want to give up and quit the game?" (End of Chapter)